Lectin Plant-Based Articles - Center for Nutrition Studies https://nutritionstudies.org/t/lectin/ Food. Science. Health. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:47:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 The Blood Type Diet: Science or Fiction? https://nutritionstudies.org/the-blood-type-diet-science-or-fiction/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:02:30 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=27778 If you have been interested in nutrition for some time, you will likely have come across the blood type diet. The idea behind it is that those with certain blood types gain better health outcomes on specific diets; it was popularized in 1996 by Dr. Peter D’Adamo’s bestselling book, Eat Right 4 Your Type. While … Continued

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Written by Matthew Nagra, ND.

]]> Unpacking the Science of Lectins – Are They Good or Bad? https://nutritionstudies.org/unpacking-the-science-of-lectins-are-they-good-or-bad/ Fri, 17 May 2019 20:32:09 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=27549 Discussions in the continuing debate over dietary lectins often lack details regarding what these proteins are and how they work. Taking a closer look at lectins will shed some light on what purpose they serve in the human body.

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Written by Theresa “Sam” Houghton.

]]> What Are Lectins? A Look at This Controversial Protein https://nutritionstudies.org/what-are-lectins-a-look-at-this-controversial-protein/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:57:46 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=26975 Lectins are all the rage—or are they? Brought to the public’s attention by Dr. Gundry’s book, The Plant Paradox, and subsequently demonized by dieters and promoters of lectin-free health regimens, lectins represent the latest point of contention in the ongoing healthy food debate.

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Written by Theresa “Sam” Houghton.

]]> Scientific Reductionism Detracts from Whole Food, Plant-Based Message https://nutritionstudies.org/scientific-reductionism-detracts-whole-food-plant-based-message/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 15:10:24 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=18141 Reductionism is not the way that nutrition works—by definition. It is time to recognize the science that demonstrates the health benefits of whole foods instead of their nutrient parts.

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Written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD.

]]> Nutrition in Popular Media: A Plant Paradox https://nutritionstudies.org/nutrition-popular-media-plant-paradox/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 18:34:33 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=17787 In this webinar hosted by eCornell, T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell, MD, bestselling coauthors of The China Study, discuss nutrition science as it is presented in the popular media.

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Written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas Campbell, MD.

]]> ‘The Plant Paradox’ by Steven Gundry MD– A Commentary https://nutritionstudies.org/the-plant-paradox-by-steven-grundy-md-commentary/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:34:15 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=17000/ T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas Campbell, MD address Steven Gundry, MD’s claim that lectins are the culprit of our ills.

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Written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas Campbell, MD.

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